Liver damage in two neotropical fish species from a polluted estuarine area

Authors

  • Gustavo Souza Santos Universidade Federal do Paraná http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3529-825X
  • Laercio Dante Stein Piancini Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Flávio Henrique Tincani Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Tatiane Klingelfus Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Flávia Yoshie Yamamoto Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Ciro Alberto Oliveira Ribeiro Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Izonete Cristina Guiloski Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Helena Cristina Silva de Assis Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Marta Margarete Cestari Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5132/eec.2018.01.05

Abstract

A multi-biomarker approach was used to evaluate the liver health of two Neotropical fish species (Cathorops spixii and Atherinella brasiliensis) that inhabit two different sites of the Paranaguá bay (Paraná – Brazil) and a reference site in the Garatuba bay. Fish were sampled during summer and winter, so the variation of the responses can reflect the actual conditions of sampling sites. Data showed that fish from both sites of the Paranaguá bay are affected by the presence of pollutants from different sources. Both fish species presented adverse biomarker responses mainly in the summer, probably due to the increased human population during the period. Chronic effects in the liver related with the contamination. Thus, the results demonstrated that pollution in Paranaguá bay induce liver damage in fish that inhabit this area.

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20-08-2018

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Santos, G. S., Piancini, L. D. S., Tincani, F. H., Klingelfus, T., Yamamoto, F. Y., Oliveira Ribeiro, C. A., Guiloski, I. C., Silva de Assis, H. C., & Cestari, M. M. (2018). Liver damage in two neotropical fish species from a polluted estuarine area. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Contamination, 13(1), 39–50. https://doi.org/10.5132/eec.2018.01.05

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